Pentagram refresh Fisher-Price’s logo and it’s lovely
A few minor tweaks and the Fisher-Price logo is ready for a new decade thanks to Pentagram.
Category: Design
Design is about process and communication and it can take many forms. These articles cover everything from posters to concrete bookends.
Atkinson Hyperlegible is a typeface that helps readers with low vision
Design agency Applied Design Works created a font that "improved character recognition" for the visually impaired and it's really good. Over the last few years, I've taken more of a keen interest in accessibility. I forget myself sometimes but when I remember, I add alt text to images on Twitter, reduce my use of emojis, …
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The fantastic film posters of Matt Needle
You'll wish Matt Needle had designed the posters for your favourite films when you've seen his work. You just can't get artistic film posters for new movies nowadays. We discovered so many weird and wonderful ones when we interviewed CoolFilmArt a while back but the stuff you get now is basic and cookie-cutter nonsense. So …
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An interview with Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke, the graphic designer behind Arkotype, answered our quick-fire interview questions. I've been a huge fan of Dan Clarke's work for years so it's been a pleasure to have him join Cultrface for this interview. What is favourite city in the world? Tokyo - I went in my early 20’s and I’ll definitely be …
Nicky Chulo creates Off-Black brand in response to Off-White’s lack of diversity
The graphic designer criticised the Off-White brand creator for his lack of diversity at Louis Vuitton. Off-White is a brand that bridges minimalism and maximalism. Its creator Virgil Abloh, known for collaborations with the likes of Kanye West and Takashi Murakami, was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection in 2018 and while this …
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The Awesome Art of… Karis Pierre
The London graphic designer is one to watch for the future. Social media can be a hellish place when you suffer with anxiety. But I prefer visual therapy in the form of art and that's what makes Instagram so good (for the most part). I discovered Karis Pierre aka karpie.jpg via Rhea Ellen and I …
Postwar modernist Gunnar Birkerts dies at 92
Gunnar Birkerts was one of many European modernists with an eye for details and the God who lived in them. Alexandra Lange wrote a brilliant piece on the modernist architect Gunnar Birkerts, who died this week at the age of 92. Birkerts was born in Latvia but fled his home towards the end of WWII …
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Brutal bookends
Designed by Klemens Schillinger, these bookends come as part of his Tabletop Landmarks design set. The brutalist bookends are a concrete take on the Mayan pyramids. An architectural twist on functional accessories, reimagined in stylish concrete. Subtle in colour but crisp in form, Klemens Schillinger’s Landmarks collection evokes a certain understated cool. Perfect for those …
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion (Documentary)
The Barcelona Pavilion is one of the greatest and most famous pieces of modernist architecture. It was originally designed for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe but was demolished after the exposition ended. Mies had a series of photographs taken of the building beforehand and thanks to these …
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An Illustrated Glossary Of Typographic Terms
Following on from our post "A Cheatsheet Of Typographic Characters And How To Use Them", you might be interested in this brilliantly designed glossary of typographic terms by design software company Canva. If you've ever wanted to know what those curls at the end of posh lettering are called, now you can find out. Some …
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